Jobs today , Quant Portfolio Manager , Randburg, South Africa
68 Lombard Street, EC3V 9LJ, London. +44(0) 203 371 0889. enquiries@arbitrage-search.com
Portfolio Manager
My client is an Award-winning Global Asset Management Firm, with a systematic electronic platform trading global listed liquid instruments. If you would like to work within a leading-edge, blue chip investment manager, with a dynamic and growing organization, and an experienced, highly educated, pro-active team of individuals, this vacancy will suit you.
DESCRIPTION
Experience in portfolio management is essential, together with research, programming, and development skills. We are looking for individuals with qualifications and achievement in systematic futures and equities strategies in all assets classes including commodities. This is an ideal opportunity for confident professionals to join an existing team of portfolio managers, together with the risk manager and research team, to help drive the ongoing development and deployment of the trading models, and strategies, and the execution platform. The preferred candidates will have a PhD Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or relevant field, from a leading academic institution with a first class Bachelor’s degree, and strong software programming skills using an object-oriented approach. In addition to excellence and individual achievement, emphasis is placed on good teamwork and being part of a positive, creative atmosphere. A minimum of 10 years of experience in a relevant bank or institution is required.
THE ROLE
- Participate in designing and implementing the models, execution platform, and portfolio construction methodologies of the company
- Ensure that risk-return characteristics of the strategies are consistent with portfolio guidelines and objectives and external rules and regulations
- Manage the portfolio’s risk characteristics with the Risk Manager and Investment Committee
- Implement portfolio changes in a cost efficient and timely manner
- Support and contribute to various projects for example, profit attribution analysis method development, and investor reporting requirements
- Have an interest in execution methodologies, and a continuous inquisitiveness in analyzing and minimizing transactions costs and slippage
- Research of new security selection, sector, country, or other factors used
- Involvement within the team in the total innovation, and total quality process.
- Presentations and meeting with current and prospective investors. The ability to discuss the product and its development with investors
Essential
Desirable
Skills and Attributes
- Attention to detail and good judgment based on strong mathematical and analytical skills
- trong organization Skills and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Outstanding Programming and development skills, preferably including C/C++ and MATLAB or other modelling languages (Java, C#, python, Gauss, R/S-Plus)
NFA or other industry registrations
Willingness to learn and motivate others to work to meet deadlines
Excellent communication skills
Experience
- At least 3 years of previous experience as a quantitative portfolio manager
- Experience with modelling and configuration of large-scale problems
- Familiarity with latest literature -Experience in optimization techniques
Qualifications
-PhD in mathematics or mathematical sciences and statistics
This is a demanding, exciting and challenging role and an excellent opportunity to join a growing company where your skills and initiative will be recognized and well rewarded.
If you believe that you are a motivated individual with the above qualifications and this opening sounds challenging, please submit your CV to chris.apostolou@arbitrage-search.com
Chris.apostolou@arbitrage-search.com
Jobs today , Quant Portfolio Manager , Randburg, South Africa
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